Oasis Aeolid
| Name: | Oasis Aeolid |
| Scientific Name: | Bulbaeolidia oasis |
| Family: | Aeolid Nudibranchs |
| Scientific Family: | Aeolidiidae |
| Source: | WoRMS AphiaID 865549 |
| Size: | up to 0.5 in. |
| Depth Range: | In shallow waters (0 – 15 ft.) |
| Sightings: | Seen rarely |
The Oasis Aeolid has a broad, flat creamy-white body and a wide rounded head. Its many short body extensions are slightly swollen, curve upward and form about fourteen groups along each side. Their tips may have small red-brown spots, while the rear groups can show brown marbling. A bright red spot sits behind the head feelers. The feelers are brownish with pale tips, swollen sections and faint reddish bands.
The Oasis Aeolid lives among mixed algae, sandy rubble and rocks. It mainly eats sea anemones and may also feed on the egg masses of Elysia sea slugs. When moving, it crawls with short jerks while its head feelers and rear body extensions rock back and forth.
The name White Aeolidiella is also sometimes used. However, Bulbaeolidia alba is a different species found in the Indo-Pacific. The Oasis Aeolid was only described in 2015, so older records could use the Indo-Pacific name.